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China charges six in sex video 'extortion' case
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - A court in the city of Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The six were charged with...Tags: Heads of State, Xi Jinping, Chongqing (China), Blackmail and Extortion, Political Corruption
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China charges six in sex video "extortion" case
ReutersBEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - A court in the city of Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The six were...Tags: Heads of State, Xi Jinping, Blackmail and Extortion, Chongqing (China), Political Corruption
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China trying to manage exposure of corruption online
ReutersBy Terril Yue Jones BEIJING, May 20 (Reuters) - China's Internet is brimming with disclosures of officials collecting bribes, homes and luxury accessories as casually as they do mistresses. But while the government tolerates such anti-corruption...Tags: Adultery, Bird Flu, Beijing (China), Arts and Culture, Computer Networking and Internet
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Senior China planner investigated in new corruption crackdown-state media
ReutersBEIJING, May 12 (Reuters) - A deputy chairman of China's top planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), is under investigation for suspected "serious discipline violations", state media said on Sunday, as China's new leaders...Tags: Political Corruption, China
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China official charged in sex scandal amid microblog uproar
ReutersBEIJING, May 3 (Reuters) - China will charge a district Communist Party official with corruption, which carries a maximum penalty of death, after images of him having sex with his mistress were splashed across microblog websites last year, state media...Tags: Heads of State, Xi Jinping, Chongqing (China), Politics, China
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Gamblers not so anonymous: Beijing keeps closer eye on Macau
ReutersBy Farah Master MACAU, April 30 (Reuters) - With little fanfare, China is sending an official with a 'tough cop' reputation to be its top man in Macau, the world's biggest gambling hub, as Beijing puts tackling corruption centre stage. Li Gang, a...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Beijing (China), Finance, Macau, Economy, Business and Finance
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For David Henry Hwang's 'Chinglish,' a case of bad timing in China
David Henry Hwang knows firsthand about the difficulties Westerners can face while doing business in China. His latest play, "Chinglish," a comedy that opened on Broadway in 2011 and is now having its local premiere at South Coast Repertory through Feb....
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Notes on Peking opera, propaganda, and China's party congress
World NowWhat’s more irresistible to China's propaganda machine than an American reporter in a red hard hat? An American reporter in a Peking opera costume. These were among the hard journalistic lessons learned on a weekend bus tour arranged by the media... -
Massive Political Changes Loom For China
The Hartford CourantAs Election Day approaches, it's useful to look at the murky political transition taking place this month in China. It's a reminder of the benefits of America's sometimes chaotic democracy. The Chinese are facing a once-in-a-decade political shift as...Tags: Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping, The New York Times, Politics, Judges
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